Take advantage of the opportunity to win a free copy of my colleague Simon Black's important book on the fight for childcare reform in NYC. And ICYMI, check out his piece for @theconversation.com on Mamdani's childcare plans. theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...

Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize. www.torontotoday.ca/local/busine... #canlab

ICYM: New research on the political divide between Canadian public and private sector workers. theconversation.com/what-canadas... #canlab #cdnpoli

Canada is a definitely a laggard when it comes to collecting and publishing data about unions and labour relations. Employment and Social Development Canada tables on work stoppages need to be restored. readthemaple.com/the-governme... #canlab #cdnpoli

Canada needs better labour relations data. Read the CAWLS/ACETS open letter on the need to restore public access to data tracking work stoppages — and for stronger collection of labour relations statistics. cawls.ca/en/canada-ne... #canlab

Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...

We don’t know what’s in the tentative agreement between Air Transat and its pilots, but it’s clear that the lack of a threat of government intervention kept management at the table to hammer out an agreement. That’s how bargaining is supposed to work. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Steve Tufts @stufts.bsky.social on the how the #AirTransat chaos reflects deep, structural problems for the industry. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #canlab

The United Steelworkers union president's endorsement of Rob Ashton for Federal #NDP leader is not the game-changer some pundits are making it out to be. Let me explain... 🍊🧵 1/6 #canlab #cdnpoli

Research on strikes and lockouts depends on consistent longitudinal data. We need it to identify trends & shifts in labour relations. Without good data, you can’t properly analyze, compare & contextualize current labour conflicts. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli

The annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies is taking place Jun 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg. Check out the call for papers here: cawls.ca/en/2026-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

Good event. It set out rationales for broader bargaining relationships in Cdn labour relations, explained how it could work, and politely identified union reluctance as one barrier to progress. Coincidentally, at this yr's OFL convention, just 3 of the 137 submitted resolutions mentioned the topic.

Holiday reading season just got better: 20% off all @ubcpress.bsky.social titles through Dec 31 with code BRRR25. www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears

Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Ford's re-election got nearly $40 million from the province's Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications. www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #canlab #onpoli

Missed our webinar on sectoral bargaining? Check out the full video here: vimeo.com/1138926461?f... #canlab

Ontario Federation of Labour election results: President Michael Hamilton 46.6% Laura Walton* (i) 53.4% ✅ Executive VP Michael Hamilton 60.1% ✅ Jackie Taylor* 39.9% Secretary Treasurer Ahmad Gaied (i) 64.2% ✅ Donna St. Louis* 35.8% (i) incumbent *Future Forward slate ✅ elected #canlab #onpoli

LABR 1P95: Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement brocku.ca/social-scien...

Employment inequalities will persist until more industries unionize, argues Adam DK King. www.readthemaple.com/employment-i... #canlab

Job Alert🚨 The Department of Labour Studies is hiring instructors for the Winter 2026 term. LABR2P93 History of the Global Working Class runs from January to April in an online format. Deadline for applications is Nov 18th 11:59pm. Apply here👇 brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...

Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal? www.thestar.com/business/cou... #canlab #cdnpoli

Looking forward to this important discussion on unions and the case for sectoral bargaining. Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/bigger-tab... #canlab

#BrockU professor Simon Black argues that Mamdani’s campaign commitment to introduce free high-quality child care – while boosting child care workers’ wages to match that of the city’s public school teachers – could be the most transformative. theconversation.com/zohran-mamda... #canlab #1u

Add value to your @brocku.ca degree by co-majoring in Labour Studies. brocku.ca/labourstudies

What happens in Alberta will have implications for public sector labour relations across the country. The right to strike and bargain collectively are rendered meaningless if they can’t be exercised. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #canlab #cdnpoli

Thank you to our Labour Studies grads who returned to #BrockU to discuss their career paths and offer advice to current students. brocku.ca/social-scien...

‘This mailbox is scheduled to be closed.’ Postal workers to deliver mock government notices attacking Liberal MPs www.thestar.com/business/thi... #canlab #cdnpoli

Join us on Wed Nov 19 for this free webinar on sectoral bargaining. www.eventbrite.ca/e/bigger-tab... #canlab

Job action by part-time instructors avoided at Dalhousie University, but labour disputes have become more common in the university sector as a result of inflationary pressures and chronic underfunding. globalnews.ca/video/114882... #cdnpse #canlab

Ontario workers shortchanged nearly $200 million in unpaid wages, according to new report. thestar.com/news/gta/wor... #onpoli #canlab

Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant? Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete? @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab

The liberal obsession with means-testing is both dogmatic and dishonest www.lukewsavage.com/p/wealthy-ne...

Unions are strategically leveraging the collective bargaining process to force govts to invest in education. It’s a strategy that’s designed to simultaneously address workload concerns and rally the public in support of teachers. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #canlab #abpoli

Canada Post to ‘adjust operations’ amid rotating strike, mail delivery to resume next week www.thestar.com/business/can... #canlab #cdnpoli

As Canada Post strike drags on, postal workers are faced with some difficult decisions. www.thestar.com/business/as-... #canlab #cdnpoli

The advantages of unionization are obvious, so why don’t more workers join unions? Employer-led union suppression strategies are a key explanatory factor. theconversation.com/the-advantag... #canlab

Labour Studies at @brocku.ca. It's a degree that works. Learn more: brocku.ca/social-scien... #BrockU #canlab #LabourStudies

Toronto’s Albany Club, a bastion of the conservative establishment, used the temporary foreign worker program to hire staff. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... #canlab #cdnpoli

Don’t hold your breath for that letter. Experts say #CanadaPost strike could be a long one. www.thestar.com/business/don... #canlab #cdnpoli

"In response to the government's attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nationwide strike," CUPW said in a statement.

By imposing these changes without regard for the union's collective agreement, the Liberals are burning bridges with the labour movement faster than an Xpresspost delivery. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli

The Liberals are handing management at #CanadaPost a battering ram to beat CUPW into submission. I suspect the union won’t go down without a fight. www.thestar.com/business/ott... #cdnpoli #canlab

The 2026 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies takes place June 3-5 in Winnipeg. This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines. cawls.ca/en/2026-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

Greater unionization rates improve the environment, income equality and public health, according to a new CCPA report. www.readthemaple.com/unions-impro... #canlab

Avi Lewis kicks off #NDP leadership campaign with a call for the party to embrace class-based politics. #canlab #cdnpoli

Canada Post to present new contract offer to postal workers www.thestar.com/business/can... #canlab #cdnpoli

#AirCanada flight attendants overwhelmingly reject tentative deal with the airline www.thestar.com/business/air... #canlab #cdnpoli

A few thoughts on the overwhelming tentative agreement rejection at #AirCanada. 🧵 #canlab 1. The union oversold the tentative agreement by declaring the end of unpaid work. That framing seems to have rubbed some members the wrong way.

Air Canada flight attends vote to reject tentative agreement by over 99%. Now that's a statement. #canlab

As contract vote closes, Air Canada attendants consider rejecting a deal that maintains pay inequality ricochet.media/labour/as-co... via @ricochetmedia.bsky.social #canlab #cdnpoli

Congrats to Rob Kristofferson and @stephross.bsky.social on the launch of their new edited collection: The Art of Solidarity: Labour Arts & Heritage in Canada btlbooks.com/book/the-art... #canlab